Dobrush


Dobrush is a town within the Gomel Region of Belarus. It is located on the Iput River. Mentioned for the first time in 1335.
Dobruš is governed by a Regional Executive Committee, the chairman of which is Volha Mokharava.

History

On November 21, 1941, 106 local Jews and 19 Soviet activists were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by Einsatzkommando 8, coming from Gomel, assisted by local policemen. During the spring of 1942, another execution took place in which about 70 Jews were also killed.